Kim Nielsen, far left, retired director of the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., speaks to members of Ship's Company during the War of 1812 Remembrance at Hancock's Resolution on Sunday, Aug. 23.

Kim Nielsen, far left, retired director of the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., speaks to members of Ship's Company during the War of 1812 Remembrance at Hancock's Resolution on Sunday, Aug. 23. (By Atalie Day Brown /)

British troops attack Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1814 in yet another battle fought during the War of 1812. Miles away, another unexpected strike by the Royal Navy was underway on Bodkin Creek, in Pasadena. “This event is a reminder of the burning in Bodkin Creek,” said Jim Morrison, president and founder of Friends of Hancock’s Resolution.